{"id":2428971,"date":"2026-05-23T04:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T04:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2428971"},"modified":"2026-05-23T04:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T04:50:12","slug":"royals-have-important-role-ready-for-speedster-tyler-tolbert-in-return-to-majors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-have-important-role-ready-for-speedster-tyler-tolbert-in-return-to-majors\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals have important role ready for speedster Tyler Tolbert in return to majors"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

The Kansas City Royals have added more speed on the basepaths. On Friday, the club recalled utilityman Tyler Tolbert<\/a> from Triple-A Omaha.<\/p>\n

Tolbert returns after making the Royals\u2019 opening day roster. He will resume his previous role as pinch-runner in the late innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always a good feeling to have him as a pinch-runner, specifically, or have that safety blanket as a guy that can play multiple positions in case of need,\u201d Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.<\/p>\n

Tolbert received additional work<\/a> with the Storm Chasers at Triple-A Omaha. He played different infield spots and also saw time in the outfield. He also gained reps to improve his plate discipline and bunting in key situations.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust preparing every day like a starter because you never know when your number might be called,\u201d Tolbert said. \u201cBut I know my role on this team and I know what I\u2019m being asked to do. Just every day is the same preparation, no matter if I\u2019m coming off the bench or starting. It\u2019s the same mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n
\n
<\/div>
\n

Tyler Tolbert plays for the Royals during a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Tolbert hit .260 with five RBIs, eight stolen bases and 12 walks with Omaha. He garnered just five at-bats in his previous stint with the Royals, but his role will be predicated on providing a spark off the bench.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just making an impact on the bases, or in the box, or on defense,\u201d Tolbert said. \u201cJust wherever the game may take me that day. Just trying to do things to help the team win. I\u2019m an energetic guy, so it\u2019s a good kind of role to be in. You know, you can change the game, impact the game, any possible thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a corresponding move, the Royals designated veteran catcher Elias Diaz for assignment. If he clears waivers, he has the option of electing to pursue free agency or returning to the organization.<\/p>\n

Diaz performed well with the Royals. He was utilized as a third catcher<\/a> behind Salvador Perez and Carter Jensen. In his short stint, Diaz hit .227 with two homers and five RBIs across 10 games.<\/p>\n

The Royals feel comfortable with Perez playing regularly behind the plate. He dealt with a sore hip but has shown improvement in recent days.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to continue to monitor that and what his workload is in those conversations,\u201d Quatraro said of Perez. \u201cBut yes, we definitely feel good about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kansas City Royals have added more speed on the basepaths. On Friday, the club recalled utilityman Tyler Tolbert from Triple-A Omaha. Tolbert returns after making the Royals\u2019 opening day roster. He will resume his previous role as pinch-runner in the late innings. \u201cIt\u2019s always a good feeling to have him as a pinch-runner, specifically, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2428972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[444250,43627,311274,77699,22091,476349,326961],"class_list":["post-2428971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-elias-diaz","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-matt-quatraro","tag-salvador-perez","tag-the-royals","tag-triple-a-omaha","tag-tyler-tolbert"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Royals-have-important-role-ready-for-speedster-Tyler-Tolbert-in.com2Fen2Faol_kansas_city_star_mcclatchy_articles_4202Fbfe64b08e35abf4ea31.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428973,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428971\/revisions\/2428973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}